BAL RAJ TULI, J.

1. This petition has been referred to a Full Bench for decision in pursuance of the order made by a Division Bench of this Court doubting the correctness of the decision of an earlier Division Bench in Hari Krishan Khosla V/s. The State of Pepsu, ILR (1958) 1 Punj 854 : (AIR 1958 Punj 490).

2. The facts of the case are that the erstwhile State of Punjab issued notifications for the acquisition of some land under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act. 1894, (hereinafter called the Act) situate in village Itmadpur, Tahsil Ballabgarh, District Gurgaon, for a public purpose, namely, construction of Gurgaon Canal Feeder along Agra Canal from RD-30,000 to RD-79,200. The Land Acquisition Collector announced his award on March 18, 1966, at Ballabgarh, to the persons present and notices under Section 12 (2) of the Act were issued to the other owners who were not present. The petitioner-company claimed that it had purchased some parcels of the acquired land through registered sale deeds dated March 28, June 28, November 11, 1963, and March 26, 1966, from the land-owners. The Managing Director of the Company was informed that Zamindars of the village were going